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Garnet

Garnets are a set of closely related minerals forming a group, with gemstones in almost every color.

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Intense

The best colors for spessartine are vivid orange to orangy red.

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Clean

No eye visible inclusions present is rare for spessartine.

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Bright

The intense color, lack of inclusions and skillful cutting create a bright stone.

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Cinnamon

This specimen is hessonite garnet also called the cinnamon stone for its color.

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Array of faces

An amazing intergrowth of hessonite garnet crystals creates an array of crystal faces.

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Mineral Specimen

Hessonite garnet specimens are attractive and collectible.

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Color-change garnets under different light sources.
Raspberry-red grossular garnet in matrix.
An 18K yellow gold “Gold Rush” bracelet features garnet, carnelian, citrine, tourmaline, blue topaz, iolite and amethyst. Photo by Sandra Stampfli, courtesy Bahina Jewels
This blue sapphire displays a six-star asterism.
Platinum Crystal in Chatham Synthetic Sapphire 636x358
Lazulite in Quartz
Garnet Mine Trip

Garnet Tsavorite Mine Trip
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Fashioned Garnets
Spessartine Garnet
Quartz cabochon with garnet “inclusion”
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